Thoughtful commentary about why Apple and HTC settled their patent litigation:

Sometimes it’s easier to just pay the money

And:

Both companies benefit from HTC’s ability to use Apple’s patented elements like slide-to-unlock, universal search, bounce scrolling, and scroll locking. HTC gets to make better products, and Apple allows one of Samsung’s only real challengers in the US market compete with features Samsung isn’t allowed to use— the enemy of Apple’s enemy is Apple’s friend.

via Why Apple and HTC settled their patent litigation.